The Decline of Comedies
The Naked Gun just came out. And it was hilarious. It captured the essence of the original trilogy while having fresh, original jokes. There is one Naked Gun trailer where Liam Neeson talks about how every day a comedy script is getting rejected. It's true. The comedy drama, which has evolved but gone strong since the days of silent films, is dying. In the 1941 film Sullivan's Travels, a famous director, best known for comedy, decides he wants to make a serious film about the plight of the homeless. In a series of circumstances, he finds himself in jail, with nobody believing his true identity. He attends a movie while in jail, a comedy, and sees how the poor suffering souls in prison all find joy in comedy. And thus he decides he must keep making comedies. We are gong through hard times. We need comedy more than ever. But unfortunately, I think the sensitivity of younger generations (the target audience for f...